Abstract

The need for trained or trainable individuals to fill the expanding open jobs in manufacturing has never been greater. Recently the number of available positions has been generally larger than the number of people looking for work–this is the very first time to ever happen since the Department of Labor (DOL) began tracking job turnover more than twenty years ago. This number (according to the DOL) shows that roughly 7.6 million jobs are available to a workforce of 6.5 million active job seekers. Unless measures are implemented soon this problem will only increase and will create a drag on the manufacturing environment. This paper will address potential solutions that could be employed to assist lower skilled along with unskilled workers a method to enter the skilled workforce–by use of smart tools.

Keywords

artificial intelligence, aviation, manufacturing, education, skills